News - UF Innovate

Tech Tuesday: Intersection of Arts and Technology

In this week's Tech Tuesday, Melanie Moron is joined by Osubi Craig with the University of Florida's Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, or UF CAME who discusses intellectual property laws that don't protect artists who share their work on social media.

Introducing Canaery: The Cutting-Edge Technology to Digitize Smells

UF Innovate | Accelerate client Canaery is a venture-backed company developing the first commercial nose-computer interface (NCI) for odor detection and digitization. This technology reads neural signals directly from the olfactory bulb of mammals. It decodes those signals to identify the diverse set of volatile compounds, aka odors, in the air.

Entrinsic Bioscience Shares Breakthrough in Rehydration Technology

Groundbreaking research conducted by a team of leading researchers at Entrinsic Bioscience (EBS) and the University of Florida revealed significant findings that will change the way we understand amino acid combinations and represents the next generation of Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS).

The Science of Stealing: Researchers Study Shoplifting at UF’s ‘Safer Places Lab’

The need to cut back on retail theft is a worldwide issue. One in four Americans work in retail, and crime aimed at those stores is on the rise. Organized retail crime is up 26%, the latest studies show. It turns out, retailers across the globe are turning to researchers with the University of Florida to fix the issue. Cory Lowe with UF Innovate"s Loss Prevention Research Council (or LPRC) walked FOX 35 through what the team calls its Simulation Lab.

A UF Professor Emeritus of Medicine and an Engineering Alumna Elected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

A University of Florida ophthalmology professor emeritus who has led a decades-long effort to reverse genetic forms of vision loss and an engineering alumna who is a pioneer in the semiconductor polishing industry are among 10 new members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announced today.

University of Florida Ranked Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granting U.S. Utility Patents in 2022

According to the National Academy of Inventors' annual list of Top 100 worldwide university utility patent holders, the University of Florida was ranked 16th overall in 2022.

ASGCT Honors UF Scientist with 2023 Outstanding New Investigator Award

The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) has awarded the Outstanding New Investigator Award for 2023 to Manuela Corti, PhD from the University of Florida, in recognition of her contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy. Recipients of this award come from academia, research foundations, government, or industry.

Newly Discovered Probiotic Could Protect Caribbean Corals Threatened by Deadly, Devastating Disease

Researchers with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease, or SCTLD, a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida’s coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading throughout the Caribbean.

UF Research Foundation Names 2023 Professors

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2023.

UF Diabetes Institute Director To Be Honored by the American Diabetes Association

University of Florida College of Medicine researcher and UF Diabetes Institute Director Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., is the recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s 2023 Harold Rifkin Award for Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes.

UF News